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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in several states have identified a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to various clinical, commercial and teaching microbiology...

UMF Corporation says it commends Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, on his recent TEDx Talk that emphasizes the need to increase awareness of the critical role played by medical laboratory technicians and hygiene specialists, the “everyday heroes&rdquo...

This Webinar will discuss where laboratory and infection prevention intersects and the importance of teamwork to streamline processes for early detection in an effort to reduce the risk of HAI’s in the hospital environment.

Laboratory testing is a fundamental component of influenza surveillance for detecting novel strains with pandemic potential and informing biannual vaccine strain selection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the auspices...

Researchers from Oregon State Public Health Lab have modified the protocol for a relatively new test for a dangerous form of antibiotic resistance, increasing its specificity to 100 percent. Their research, confirming the reliability of a test...

Roy Curtiss III, a scientist at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)...

A survey of primary care physicians suggests they often face uncertainty in ordering and interpreting clinical laboratory tests, and would welcome better electronic clinical decision support tools. The results of the survey, sponsored by the...